3 results for tag: NICE
Is Cancer Research Money Well Spent?
When we give money to cancer research charities like Cancer Research UK we expect that money to be used efficiently but less than 2% is likely to be spent on researching new drugs that can be given to NHS cancer patients as a routine treatment.
Cancer Drugs Fund Was Short-Sighted
The Cancer Drugs Fund was put forward by David Cameron during the 2010 General Election campaign – a tempting olive branch for many cancer patients desperate for expensive life-saving drugs but in reality a short-sighted, vote-winning gesture that has helped to make drugs even more unaffordable in the longer term.
Cancer Drugs Priced Out of Reach
News about a promising new breast cancer treatment combining Herceptin and Tyverb is dampened by the prospect that the drugs may be too expensive for the NHS.